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Charles Merivale

English historian and churchman (1808-1893) · Writers · Died at 85

Charles Merivale was an English historian and churchman, for many years dean of Ely Cathedral. He was one of the main instigators of the inaugural Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race which took place at Henley in 1829.

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Lived 1808 to 1893 · aged 85